BIGGIN HILL MEMORIAL MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1162645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

Governing the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum.

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Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£318k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £113,731 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are sufficient to cover day-to-day running costs and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £35k)
“The agreed reserve policy for 2024 was to have available a minimum of 3 months expenditure in unrestricted funds.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£174k£318k
31/03/2024£192k£328k
31/03/2023£411k£410k
31/03/2022£189k£264k
31/03/2021£199k£212k

Common questions

Is BIGGIN HILL MEMORIAL MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £113,731 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds are sufficient to cover day-to-day running costs and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BIGGIN HILL MEMORIAL MUSEUM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIGGIN HILL MEMORIAL MUSEUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/06/2025£249k"Crofton Roman Villa, London - Interpreting a Romano-British Farm"
UK government01/04/2024£1kNational Capacity Building: Tally Ho Network of Military Aviation Museums
Sport England04/03/2024£296kSPSF
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/03/2023£5.0m"Restoring the heritage of the iconic Crystal Palace Park for all"
UK government25/02/2022£13kALB-Historic England-National Capacity Building: Tally Ho Network of Military Aviation Museums
UK government25/02/2022£8kALB-Historic England-National Capacity Building: Tally Ho Network of Military Aviation Museums
Sport England18/02/2021£814kCOVID-19 NLRF
UK government14/10/2020£13kCRF20: Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
Sport England19/08/2020£1kCricket square and outfield renovation
UK government01/04/2020£23kALB-Historic England-National Capacity Building: Tally Ho Network of Military Aviation Museums
Sport England27/03/2020£150kPlaces to Ride
UK government17/02/2020£23kALB-Historic England-National Capacity Building: Tally Ho Network of Military Aviation Museums
Sport England07/06/2019£35kCricket square and outfield renovation
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/09/2016£2.0m"Biggin Hill Memorial Museum"
Sport England09/04/2015£2kTo Reclaim Goddington Park for Sport
Sport England18/12/2014£49kBeccehamian RFC 1st XV pitch recovery and improvement
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/11/2013£56k"Caring for the casualties of the First World War in Bromley"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2008£228k"Discover Darwin's Origins at Downe"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/02/2007£49k"Bromley's Hidden History"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/05/2005£43k"Exploring in Darwin's Footsteps"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/01/2005£3k"This Local Authority Will Mark 60 Years Of The End Of Wwii By Organising: 1) Exhibitions In The Local Museum, Libraries And Town Centres Se"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/12/2000£50k"Chalking Up London's Downs"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2000£20k"Conservation of World War II Bomb Plans"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/03/1998£313k"Paxton Axis CAPS (Crystal Palace & Norwood)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/1998£3.3m"London, Bromley, Crystal Palace Park"